Genome-wide transcript analysis of early maize leaf development reveals gene cohorts associated with the differentiation of C4 Kranz anatomy

Plant Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 656-670

  Wang, Peng ^a   Kelly, Steven ^a   Fouracre, Jim P ^a   Langdale, Jane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accession numbers SRS394616 SRS394626; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ACCESSION NUMBERS SRS394616 - SRS394626; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; REGULATORY NETWORK; SUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION; TRANSCRIPT ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PATTERNING; ZEA MAYS;

GENE EXPRESSION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ZEA MAYS;

PLANT RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ACCESSION NUMBERS SRS394616-SRS394626; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; MAIZE; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT LEAF;

ACCESSION NUMBERS SRS394616-SRS394626; ZEA MAYS;

BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; MERISTEM; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTOME; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882454973     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12229     Document Type: Article

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